Vikrant- the manipulator and gaslighter - Page 2

Originally posted by: Antara123

Actually this is what is happening. This is so true. Unfortunately, Rohit and Aditi have KILLER chemistry. I wish he weren't married, or at least divorced. Then this won't be extramarital at all. But still, these are complex emotions people go through. So let's see how they show us

The makers did good with casting. You want to root for the two and also know it's wrong. The man isn't right at all. It's interesting cause itv janta always quick to forgive an abusive man for the sake of chemistry and louu

Emotions are complex and if V isn't behaving that bull headed, I would have thought he's still not moved on. But how he's behaving for a few weeks, it's despicable. Maybe he's not doing it intentionally. Maybe he is.

Originally posted by: Rein123

Your post nailed it

Originally posted by: Lone_wolf

I didn't understand his character. Matlab you want D back , you acknowledge your past mistakes but you want to do blame game too plus wahi mistakes repeat kiye ja rahe ho.

Like Rima I also think Aditi aaye to iss aadmi ka dimaag thoda bahot thikane par aaye.

His acknowledging is so conditional. Maine galti Kiya but tumne v to kiya.

Originally posted by: DrFuture

D shouldn't have hidden this. If she was over V, there wasn't any reason to protect him when he was outright wrong. Why did she do this? All this when she's been introduced to us as an idealistic person? A person who wants to do the right thing?

The way I see it - It's not about being over V and that's why hiding his addiction. Telling his addiction will have serious repercussions on his career. She gave him chances to clean up. I think she would have done the same if it was PC. Is it wrong, of course. But we compromise for people we care about.

Plus she is seeing how V is struggling since start. Him telling he's not happy in marriage cause He's still not over her. His drug addiction and how his sister blamed her. Then the rehab doctor who threatened. It's came one after another.

Maybe she did this in goodwill. She didn't want his career and life to get ruined when he himself wasn't worried one bit. Possibly she doesn't know that the waters of V's manipulation run deep.

Exactly this she's not realising it Fully.

D just saw a small glimpse of it 10 years ago. Not the whole picture. But back then she was quick to see through.

I think she's getting pulled towards V as he is only person with whom she was close in the past and is now in contact with.

D has never let anyone in for years. She doesn't need anyone but she might want company. Just someone who could lend an ear. And V is definitely not the person.

Maybe she thinks she can still get out of this mess. But how'll that happen? She truly needs time to think over this. To process everything. Too much is happening all at once.

We still have a few weeks. Hopefully Deepika sees the light. And hopefully Aditi doesn't have to spend the rest of her life in the dark.

Aditi should enter. D should be horrified seeing how V treats his wife, how ziddi and arrogant he is. Like during break up and after that he harrassed her, physically hurt her. She should be reminded of that.

Originally posted by: Mahi78

Yes this is is what I’ve been saying form the beginning, I never trusted V, he is a negative character, and remain the same, if he really wanted Deepak back, he would have divorced his wife and then approached Deepika with a clean slate, but no he is pushing D to do it first without any intentions of either leaving his wife or even letting his wife know about true feelings, he doesn’t even call her to let her know, what kind of husband is he? Really pathetic, he wants D to commit first then he will take a decision of his future? Otherwise he has a wife to reach out.

Yes yes yes.

He distanced himself and trying to pretend that's how he will spend the rest of his life. He was planning on having kids to fix his relationship. Now he wants D to say I love you so that he can continue two timing and maybe if his mood permits he will send divorce papers. That's cheating.

The way he speak to his wife, thu. You don't love her fine, but the respect isn't there too. Also the way he behaved yesterday in D home - tumne khana nahi banaya, kab aogi? That's not love or him wooing her. That's a trailer of how he will behave if they are together again.

His change of behaviour all started when he saw Abhay close to D and suspected their affair, he is a sadist in a way who doesn’t want D to move on her life with another person, he can’t digest that D can forget him and move on in her life and still be happy, where’s he is thought married is not happy with his current relationship

Originally posted by: Haal-e-Dil

i have different take on ema thing

Is it actually ema if a married man is pursuing you if you are repeatedly rejecting him? It's more like harrassment, and giving pain to the wife. Makers have repeatedly shown it's one sided feeling from V, and D isn't comfortable.

For eg the car scene when D takes him to rehab. Look at the dialogue she said - something like acha hai ziddi ladki se pyar nahi hoga. She has told him on his face that she want him to move on. She has slyly told him the same. When she didn't tell him to leave the job when he first arrived as a boss, he took it as she's having feelings and now playing hard to get him. His mindset is such. But how can she tell him to leave job, that's not right. Even if she did, he would have taken it as - tumhare liye kaam chor diya.

If makers don't want to pair these two up by this or next week D should cut her ties off him. Or else it's glorifying ema as you said. Also I feel if V divorces his wife, D will be horrified that she ruined a home. I don't see even then these two sustaining for a long time.

Hey I would have agreed till she didn't bring him home. I read elsewhere on the forum about "leading him on" and I think that's what Deepika is doing unconsciously. This gesture of hers is only going to make him believe he is going in the right direction and bring out his manipulative side even more. The best tactic for such behavior is ignore - I know its hard for her since she loves him and can't let him to suffer but then she has to deal with the consequences - probably in future being tagged "the other woman" cuz technically this is emotional infidelity.

I really don't know how D and V can be endgame at this point - every route from here seems to have a disastrous ending!

Originally posted by: Sanjanas

Hey I would have agreed till she didn't bring him home. I read elsewhere on the forum about "leading him on" and I think that's what Deepika is doing unconsciously. This gesture of hers is only going to make him believe he is going in the right direction and bring out his manipulative side even more. The best tactic for such behavior is ignore - I know its hard for her since she loves him and can't let him to suffer but then she has to deal with the consequences - probably in future being tagged "the other woman" cuz technically this is emotional infidelity.

I really don't know how D and V can be endgame at this point - every route from here seems to have a disastrous ending!

This is surely emotional infidelity and I will hold 90% responsibility on V- he's the one in committed relationship, the other woman has told no multiple times. V and D shouldn't be together cause their coming together, even a hint of it, creates chaos.

I think it's possible to care for someone without being in love with them, especially if you’ve had a a past with them. Or even if there's residual attraction/feelings, it doesn't necessarily mean love. Her initially wanting to help him with the drug addiction and not reporting him, I can maybe understand. But bringing him home was way too much. Lines crossed for sure. As for Vikrant being manipulative and gaslighting, I've been screaming this from the hills since the beginning. Someone like Vikrant, if he senses even a little bit of weakness and vulnerability he will get his hooks into you. Using charm, good looks, and preying on sympathies is simply another manipulation tactic. The moment Deepika denies him again he'll start piling the blame on her once more.

Edit: I would also like to add that some people are defending this situation as Deepika being a "flawed human" or "morally gray" and there's nothing wrong with Vipika living together because they're not having an affair. What world are these people living in? I love morally gray characters. I'm always stanning anti-heroes and redeemed villains. Deepika is not that. She is a victim being manipulated by a toxic ML. If anything she's being overly mahaan and self-sacrificing to house this sad sack and his tantrums. And if someone honestly sees no problem in living with a married man, who is your ex, who is also constantly hitting on you and is lying to his wife and also making you lie, I really have no words for them. 🤪

I am thinking maybe underground hone ka time agaya hai as last epi was every vipika fans and haters dream. 😂 D being coy and borderline flirting, V overnight turning into a good guy. Is it really gaslighting now that it looks like she's reciprocating?

In an ideal show these two won't be together, but we also get romantic soft bgm for these two so idk now.

Originally posted by: Haal-e-Dil

I am thinking maybe underground hone ka time agaya hai as last epi was every vipika fans and haters dream. 😂 D being coy and borderline flirting, V overnight turning into a good guy. Is it really gaslighting now that it looks like she's reciprocating?

In an ideal show these two won't be together, but we also get romantic soft bgm for these two so idk now.

I find it hard to connect to episode 1 dipole to the stupid fool she is shown nowadays. I find her annoying these days.

I guess she still is a bit dumb just like when she was younger.

V’s character has been consistently manipulative, emotionally immature, and toxic. There is no ambiguity there. It is D’s character that is deeply troubling. She is flirtatious, coy, inviting and whatnot around this man, lying and compromising all her personal and professional ethics. It is this character’s depiction that I find disturbing, regressive, confused, terribly stupid, and unlike what she started off as. Unacceptable. Please, Abhay, do not waste your energies and emotions with her.

Originally posted by: Grao10

V’s character has been consistently manipulative, emotionally immature, and toxic. There is no ambiguity there. It is D’s character that is deeply troubling. She is flirtatious, coy, inviting and whatnot around this man, lying and compromising all her personal and professional ethics. It is this character’s depiction that I find disturbing, regressive, confused, terribly stupid, and unlike what she started off as. Unacceptable. Please, Abhay, do not waste your energies and emotions with her.

That's the point of Gaslight and manipulation isn't it. She was fine when he entered. She repeatedly said no no no. She told to leave her alone. She said him to focus on his life. She tried to be cordial. It was only when her father's death news hit and he confessed his feelings it went downhill.

Earlier I used to see it as her having lingering feelings but she's moving past that. Now the way makers are portraying them is ambiguous. Also it's not that D isn't aware how it looks like either. Tonight epi abhay called her out on her behaviour and legit told her V will ruin her life. It clearly hit her. The question is will she /the makers will address V as the wrong person and make him leave her alone, or she will go back to him. I still think it won't happen. Regarding abhay, I hope that don't happen too.